New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-20
HENRY GEORGE NOMINATED.
THE HEAD OF THE UNITED LABOR TICKET.
OTHER CANDIDATES CHOSEN PROMPTLY AT sYR
ACUsE-THE PLATFoRM-THE STATE COMMIT

JsY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. ]

lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE1
SYRACUSE, Aug. 19-BenIy George leads the on'ed
Labor party In State campaign as he led 1t In It's con-
for the Mayoralty of NewYork last fall He has
been put at the cad OF the party state cKe as tho
candidate for Secretary OF State and he promised the
men who nominated him today that no would make as
vigorous campaign the interior OF the state as he
made in the City of NewYork year ago Dr. McGlynn
will 1t plain from speech he made, accompany
Mr. George In this electioneerng tour. Between Inc
two men tho leaders Of the United Labor party hope
TO see the membership expand from the City OF New
York till 1t the entire State IL was
clear also from the speeches made By the leaders in the
convention today that they intend by making q cam
pagn OF extraordinary vgor In the state this al 10 put
the United Labor Party In such favorable position that
1t can nominate candidate OF It's own for Pres
dent In 1888 The ticket nominated Today is az follows
For SECRETARY Of Stais-HESaY GgoRGR OF New'fork.
For ContrOlter-VicToH A. WILD y, OF Brooxyhh
t or T. SWEET Of Albany
For State Engtneer-P II. CUhANs. OF Amsterdau
The Socialists vexed the spirit Of the convention IN i's
last moments. as they had in its front No sooner mad
the convention order than oDe OF them
audacously asked the Socialists living In the interior
of the would be excluded from the convention rs
those In had been. The leaders OF the con-
yenton evaded another debate on socialism by calling
for the report of the Committee Resolutions This was
found to BIO lacking and therefore Mr. Kelly offswfok,
i'm proved time Dy securing tho passage OF resou
ton declaring that should be elected member
Of the state Committee who was not resident OF tho
Conversational District ho elected to represent He
said United Labor party could only extend It's
organization from NewYork outward into the State by
eecng men living In the interior Of the State az mem
bers Of the State Committee. carpetbag representa-
ton OF the party 10 NewYork would ruin It
Then the turned Its attention to tho report
OF the Committee Resolutions. This report was dis
tinct from that OF tho Committee on Platform and
consisted resolutions that had been handed In
nv ariOus peOp
itself responsible for those resolutions as we'll as
the platform They read by H. Alden Spencer, the
chairman of the committee. as followsi
q r. ss 40. Of IN VnfS Labor SS
July resolution. were adopted ursins the CsnS Land
conference. therefore, belt
b Join. win, brethren Of the
West IN iequesns the ch,irmap OF our stas com 70
call National conisenes Of such organizations Of Cit
United Labor party OF NerYork forming great National
That are in t,vGT Of the s,as
reducing cost OF transpoIp the necsssares Of NE
the of the coil 10 minimum thu. further utilizing
Ss.osed that we aspOunce the practice of railway
to-
they taxed 10 main1,n ana we demand hs p. sa1s o.
Committed asan. people railroad ec,gofato6' wlO
ResoSss That th. abuse
srno1 employs public Of tho
sap 20 sn
| 10 wors Tor PARTISAN purposes -, -. a.. o.
falling The Elshtnon1 OH for N: letter carer.
c cas y
hat h IN S and bad Tie good
hsreore We a. representative. the people, do demand
the next Congress introduction and
to eight Instead Of fourteen hours at
tao ese ~ e Is SSse sps or III.
O tie Of labor Which being demanded all over
Rsped That favor the extension Of the time in which
f aaTiesa :oSI ~
enforcement o. our coo laws 20 a. to prevent the increasing
IaSs 5 i.s ~ S
pIoic and other advanced mean. Of eLshsnp.nt
m6ncSoy guilt, o. the cline Of .sncng and .apprens
o panty aud hat these BY
and o. s Of .oe eo
ssntiy tending 70 Widen The ALREADY perousy distinct
to submit published by oureiIes to fun and
Rtsoissd That demand the hands OF the next Legs
the Of .n ns S he R
House Oses.ion 1855 80 aud approved
IReseiSsd TH.t s.raes tn. adoption Of
ws. ,.". Secrecy ns o cas and the
OF the Legislature who shall be chosen at h. com
election by The nited Labor party are requested 10 urge
Pesoirsd That the employment of bodies OF ame by
private corporation. OF Individuals should be strictly pro
N 'h sia py Pps e sense Of @ convention that all
favornE class legislation are wrong In prncpe
and sga.l an have equal nsn,s 70 Ma
eOn.,sn! sse1i.s: Instead e ssI,'l.s mn, ,ss
tn" they really ,nd 10 sS 'hacs' that already OH'
Resolrsd circumstances should the public
nor Tor %' TIE 6e"st d any other institutions
uDe.s completely under the control and manage
Resoired That wo the adoption and rigid enforce
Rescusd That abrogaiiou Of all laws which do
nU atsoipS Rat We Hss6y siprs heaTest ympahy
1S s an. TS s We : s.G
IN in Ireand.
| MAKING GOVERNOR HILL UNCOMFORTABLE
The resolution In denunciatlon OF Governor Hill is
distressing luck for the Governor. He has been get
ting down the des OF cutters, reaching out for the
work gmans vote and now the greatest labor orsaniza
ton in the repudates him. Last spring the Legs-
lature authorized the appointment OF eight additional
factory inspectors AS was TO be expected tho men APP
pointed were political agents OF Mr.. HILL The labor
were disguised end hence the denunciaon
Henry George then read TO the convention the plat
form Of the party and Mr. Romayne, OF Buffalo, at once
moved that 1t be adopted IL was evident that tho
leaders OF the Convention had all been consulted for the
document received almost unanimous support. Sub
santiay the platform reiteraton Of tho Clarendon
Hall platform OF a year ago, under which the party
polled G8. 900 votes for Henry George for Mayor.
more radical platform adopted by the County Cen
eral Committee of the United Labor Party on April z
but plank having socalistc tngo had crept into this
platform, and 1t there rejected by the platform
makers. Jacob Fraz, OF New-YOrk moved that the
County General Committees platform be substituted for
that presented by the Committee Platforms but his
motion was defeated by large majority. The platform
was then adopted By practically unanimous vote.
We the delegates OF the United Labor Party OF NewYOrk
in State Dled hereby re2sset the nda
platform OF tho and tho basis which ask
OF the citizens OF other states the following
the piles adopted September % 1886
Of the Trade Labor Association OF tho
CITY Of Newiork that resulted in tho formation OF tho
| United Labor Party.
Hodng corruption Of and impovorisment
labor tho ssoyeRt truths
Inv, hs Of L. hat
created endowed by their with
inaliepable at the abolition OF system which
el Tor the use Of Gods
n 20 all and permits nop0poles 10 deprive
natural opportunities for enploy
ment Is filling land with tramps and